workplace-stories

'I'm completely baffled': Worker gets passed over for promotion they were asked to apply for in favor of less experienced coworker

Brad Dickson

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'He's contradicted himself... his face went bright red': Retail employee begins clocking in four minutes late every day to protest boss's time-clock policy

Remy Millisky

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'I was called into my bosses office... there was a printout of my post': 25+ Oversharing employees whose social media posts got them fired

Remy Millisky

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'How should I respond': Worker contacted by employer 20 years after they were fired seeking important files

Brad Dickson

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'There’s been over 2 dozen people sending quitting emails': Employee sees toxic manager yell at intern, sends company-wide email about it, causes mass quitting

Ben Weiss

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'If you want to leave this company on good standing you have to come in on your approved day off': Employee granted a personal day by supervisor, manager insists he must still report to work or face consequences

Isabella Penn

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'Everyone who came to my register [got] 20% off': 20 Employees who quit on their very first day of work

Remy Millisky

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'[He] asked me to return [...] at double my current pay': Boss gets fired when worker stops doing extra work for them

Brad Dickson

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'Appear busy, not desperate': 20+ job search hacks to remember when brushing up your resume

Ben Weiss

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'He then threatened to kick me out': Company takes contractors phone, costs them $100k

Brad Dickson

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'Colleague makes me wait, I get even': Woman gets revenge on coworker by not telling him that their flight was delayed, making him wait 2 hours

Isabella Penn

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'And then the keg blew': Trouble brews when manager dismisses bartender's advice, gets soaked with beer

Brad Dickson

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'This is not a real interview': Job candidate deliberately misled, forced to commute for a pre-screening, withdraws application

Ben Weiss

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'You're a real hero bud': Petulant child customer thinks he's clever for torturing cashier, gets panned in the comments

Brad Dickson

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'It's obviously the spot that everyone wants': Worker with injured knee questions if they're wrong for taking the parking spot their pregnant coworker keeps requesting

Remy Millisky

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'Their faces were priceless': Boss makes sick employee come in, employee maliciously complies, gets company sick policy revised

Ben Weiss

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